….on the side of a building at First St. and Lakeshore Blvd.
Monday Mural – January 31, 2022
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Category Archives: In the Neighbourhood
Thursday Trios – January 27, 2022
….another late post
All the days seem to run into each other and there are times when I literally forget what day of the week it is. I don’t think it’s an age thing but more of a COVID reality and winter blues combination. I’ve found it difficult to get out of the house to take photos and when I do finally get my coat on it’s already getting dark and the opportunity for taking photos of trios has diminished. Today’s trios are mostly from the archives but the three swans were captured by my camera earlier this week.
If you have trios you’d like to share, copy my link and paste it into your post and I’ll get a pingback. Have fun! Carol
Wordless Wednesday – January 26, 2022
Cee’s Mid-Week Madness Challenge – Words With the Letter V Anywhere in the Word
….thanks to Cee for hosting CMMC https://ceenphotography.com/2022/01/26/cmmc-january-alphabet-letter-v-anywhere-in-the-word/
Tuesday Textures – January 25, 2022
….textures on a bitter cold day
I’m a Fan of …..Swans
….thanks to Jez for hosting the I’m a fan of….challenge, this week he chose swanshttps://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/01/24/swans-1-fan-of-142/
I am a fan of swans and have lots of photos of them in the archives but I decided to go for a walk late this afternoon to see if I could find some close to home. I walked east of the house and stayed close to the edge of the parks looking for these beautiful birds. I one area where I usually see up to a dozen or more was inaccessible because the ramp to the lake was piled high with snow from the ploughs.
I continued further east and finally came across a flock of them about a kilometre or more from the house. Here are my swans in winter on the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto.
New Flower (January 23, 2022) – Seed Pods Under the Snow
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Waves + Freezing Temperatures = Ice Formations
…living on the shores of Lake Ontario, especially in the winter, never disappoints the photographer in me
Macro Monday – January 17, 2022
…most of these shots were taken earlier in the week before the big snow storm
Yay, Yay, it’s a Snow Day
….first massive snowfall in over two decades
When I say first, I mean the first snowfall with 40 to 60 cm accumulation. Snow days in this city are rare and I remember as a kid and even when I was teaching we would dream of snow days. Buses were often cancelled but schools were open and teachers were expected to go to work. Many teachers who lived north of the city frequently couldn’t make it because the snow conditions were usually worse.
The irony, of course, is that today was the first day kids were supposed to go back to in-school learning.
As pretty as it was, the snow continued into the afternoon and major highways around the city were closed due to high winds, drifting snow and accidents. The message from city hall stresses staying home and staying off the roads. The high winds that are expected in the next hour or so will make the problems worse. I’m happy to stay home and glad that I don’t need to go anywhere. Even if I did I wouldn’t be able to get out of my driveway and when the snow ploughs do finally arrive they will probably push more snow in front of the driveway. No point in stressing. Enjoy the snow for the day.
Mama Cormier 